1. Ireland BY: Katie Maxwell Mrs. Stippich

2. The orange stripes on the flag represent Irish protestants. The green stripe represents the roman Catholics. The white stripe in the middle represents peace between the two groups.

3. Products One food is Irish stew. Its made of mutton. Which can come from potatoes or sheep One of there famous drinks is Irish Whiskey, it’s in the beer groups they have Monetary unit: Euro, 1 Euro = 100 cents

4. Basic Info: Currency, Language, Religion Languages: Gaelic (Irish) and English Religion: 88% of Irish is Roman Catholic, 3% is church of Ireland and 9% is other religions

5. Place of Interest Blarney castle, Rain and fog descend on the countryside surrounding Blarney Castle. While this fortress once defended royal inhabitants against Viking and Gallic marauders, it now houses a different sort of national treasure is the fabled Blarney Stone. blarney castle

6. Physical Features The Republic of Ireland covers most of the island of Ireland. Ireland shares it with Scotland, England and parts of the UK Ireland has landscapes that are usually surrounded by low mountain ranges Ireland has HUNDREDS of lakes! Winters in Ireland a wet and mild but the summers are, cool. Ireland is often called, Emerald Isle because of its dampness and fog rain makes it look like a green emerald

7. Bibliography “Blarney Castle. 2008. Photograph. Collection of CultureGrams. ProQuest, 2009. Web. 17 Feb 2010